Amputations

Name: Amputations at Western Industries Plastic Products L.L.C.
Start: 2/17/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022021550 · 2/17/2022 · Western Industries Plastic Products L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Plastic injection molding machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Western Industries Plastic Products L.L.C.
Location: 7727 First Avenue Strother Field Industrial Park, WINFIELD, KANSAS, 67156
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up an extrusion molding machine. The machine caught the employee's glove and pulled it in, then amputated the tips of the employee's right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown